Property/Economic Abuse: Withholding money or basic needs such as food, shelter, or medical treatment; stealing or destroying belongings or money; interfering or sabotaging a partner’s job or education.

Isolation: Being secluded from friends and family; limiting outside involvement; not allowing use of car, phone, or other methods of communication.

Susan B. Anthony Project CAN Help!

The Susan B. Anthony Project Provides:

One-on-one support counseling

Day and evening appointments available

Emergency shelter

Transitional living program

Help with restraining orders

Weekly support groups

Legal advocacy

Medical advocacy

Referrals to other services as necessary

No one deserves to be abused | Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Always free and completely confidential

24-Hour Crisis Line 860.482.7133 (or toll-free 1.888.774.2900)

Facts and Statistics About Domestic Violence

Nearly one in four women in the United States reports experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or boyfriend at some point in her life.

Women are much more likely than men to be victimized by a current or former intimate partner.Women are 84 percent of spouse abuse victims and 86 percent of victims of abuse at the hands of a boyfriend or girlfriend. About three-fourths of the persons who commit family violence are male.